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Literature Search and ReviewWriting of Literature ReviewCitation of ReferencesOnline Search of Related literature
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Exercise: Which is which?
• Review of Literature and Studies• Review of Literature• Review of Studies• Review of Foreign Studies• Review of Local Studies• Review of Foreign Literature• Review of Local Literature
Related literature
• is composed of discussions of facts and principles to which the present study is related
Related studiesRelated studies• are studies,
inquiries, or investigations already conducted to which the present proposed study is related or has some bearing or similarity
Importance, purposes, and functions1.They help or guide the researcher in
searching for or selecting a better research problem or topic
2.They help the investigator understand his topic for research better
3.They ensure that there will be no duplication of other studies
4. They help and guide the researcher in locating moresources of related information
5. They help and guide the researcher in making hisresearch design
6. They help and guide the researcher in makingcomparison between his findings with the findingsof other researchers on similar studies with the endin view of formulating generalizations or principleswhich are the contributions of the study to the fundof knowledge.
Importance, purposes, and functions
characteristics1. The surveyed materials must be as recent as possible.2. Materials reviewed must be objective and unbiased.3. Materials surveyed must be relevant to the study.4. Surveyed materials must have been based upon
genuinely original and true facts or data to makethem valid and reliable.
5. Reviewed materials must not be too few nor toomany.
Not a summary of literature• Take the important facts or concepts that are
relevant to your study. – Do not copy everything from the source.– presents the concepts in chronological order
either from the past to present or vice versa– present the relevance and implications of the
concepts to your study and why this concept isadapted in your study
– Themes are highly encouraged
sources1. Books, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other similar references2. articles published in journals, magazines, periodicals, newspapers3. Manuscripts, monographs, memoirs, speeches, letters, and diaries4. Unpublished theses and dissertations5. Constitution, laws and statutes of the land6. Bulletin, circulars, and orders7. Records of any organization8. Reports from seminars, educational or otherwise9. Official reports of all kinds
Caution: to be critically evaluated– Unpublished (no publication information)
research papers, slide presentations andother form of online materials
– Wikis– Websites (Company, organization and
personal) including blogs and white papers– Unpublished undergraduate theses and
projects
Online Search of Related Literature
I. Searching– Advanced Search– Online Database– Bookmarks– Online Referencing
II. Collecting – Online surveys– Docs sharing
III. Writing– Citations and
Bibliography– Tracking
IV. Testing– Grammar check– Calculating readability– Plagiarism test
I. Searching: Online Databases
• http://su.edu.ph/page/215-Online-ResourcesAcademics• www.sciencedirect.com
III. Writing: Citations and Bibliography
• Use MS Word (at least) • Develop a database of all sources cited
IV. Testing: Calculating readability
Coleman–Liau index is a readability test to gauge the understandability of a text. Its output approximates the U.S. grade level thought necessary to comprehend the text.
IV. Testing: Calculating readability
Flesch–Kincaid readability tests are readability tests designed to indicate how difficult a reading passage in English is to understand. There are two tests, the Flesch reading ease, and the Flesch–Kincaid grade level.
IV. Testing: Calculating readability
The automated readability index (ARI) is a readability test for English texts, designed to gauge the understandability of a text. It produces an approximate representation of the US grade level needed to comprehend the text.
IV. Testing: Calculating readability
The SMOG grade is a measure of readability that estimates the years of education needed to understand a piece of writing. SMOG is the acronym derived from Simple Measure of Gobbledygook. It is widely used, particularly for checking health messages
- Organized, work hard to incorporate ICT in research
- prefer working alone to teamwork using social media
- collect loads of data and file it so information is easy to locate.
- digital information overloaded
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research
- a seeker and an explorer, searching for ways in which teachers want to grow and change in using ICT in research
- the most receptive of the five shapes to ICT in research
- the only shape that's not frozen, and you cause your co-teachers-researchers
- confusion when you change ICT tool from day to day
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research
- A leader in ICT in research- decisive and able to focus
on the goal in integrating ICT in research
- have confidence in using ICT
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research
- listen and communicate well with others through ICT
- can be an effective and innovative researcher
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research
- Creative, imaginative, free form, like to have fun, think out-of-the-box.
- a "what if" person who's always thinking of new ways in using ICT in research
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research